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Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty
ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the
corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength
of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the
tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on
top of the hill and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens
and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest
tree of all time and people will always remember me."

After a few years of praying that their dreams would
come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees.  When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think I should
be able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it
down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make
him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like
a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyard." The second
tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty
ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree
was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams
would not come true.
One of the woodsmen said, "I don’t need anything special from
my tree, I’ll take this one," and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was
made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and
filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for.

The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing
boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to
an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left
alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their
dreams.

Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She
gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was
made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib
for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the
importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure
of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat
made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While
they were out on the water, a great storm arose and the tree didn’t
think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping
man, and He stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time,
the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got th e third tree. It was
carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was
carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and
raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree
came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the
hill and be as close to God as was possible, because Jesus had been
crucified on it.